Things got testy Wednesday when Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was removed from the game in the fifth inning against the Yankees.

Davis had to be restrained from going after manager Brandon Hyde in the dugout afterward. He explained the altercation Friday, citing his well-known offensive struggles.

"That was really kind of the breaking point," Davis said Friday, via The Baltimore Sun. "I think it's pretty obvious the offensive struggles I've had for quite some time. I feel like night in and night out, I've done a real good job of still being there on defense and trying to pick guys up, and at that spot in the game, at that point in the series, that was kind of where it all ... like I said, I hit a breaking point."

Davis has not been producing this year as he's slashing.182/.269/.320 with nine home runs and 31 RBIs in 84 games. He also hit just .168 last season.

He signed a seven-year, $161 million contract with the Orioles in 2016.

“It’s going to happen. It’s going to happen when you have that much frustration when you’re constantly having to deal with failure, you’re going to have episodes where you just have to let it out," Davis added. "Unfortunately, it was in the dugout. I wish it hadn’t been. I wish it had been underneath, but it happened, and I can’t go back and change that.”

The incident started when Hyde appeared to say something to Davis during Wednesday's game, who then charged at his manager. The 33-year-old player was held back by Baltimore hitting coach Don Long and teammate Mark Trumbo.

The Orioles went on to lose, 14-2. They've been one of the worst teams in MLB this season, entering Friday with a 38-76 mark.